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Japanese Tenugui

June 15, 2013 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 4 Comments

You may recall that we have been working on giving our family room a bit of an update by introducing more white and aqua to freshen up the room. You can see our before post here and our update here. The last item on our list was to find some vintage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Our Home, Travel Tagged With: home décor, Japan

Bedroom Makeover

February 13, 2013 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 12 Comments

Sponsored by TargetOne of my projects this year is to give the Master Bedroom a makeover. We purchased the bedroom furniture when we were first married and the pine country cottage style was popular. The taupe quilt cover, lamps and accessories … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Our Home Tagged With: home décor

Christmas Mantle

December 9, 2012 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 6 Comments

Our Christmas decorating is nearly finished and then we will start to plan our Christmas menu and Christmas baking. A few decorations and items from around our home made our mantlepiece more festive.Scrabble tiles spelling Joyeux … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, Our Home Tagged With: home décor

French Vignette

December 3, 2012 By Spoonful of Sugar - 5 Comments

We love using items from around our home to make Christmas decorations. We put together a little French inspired Vignette on a cake stand. It reminds us of a snow globe.We placed some white feathers on the base of the cake stand, and then … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, Our Home Tagged With: French, home décor

More Aqua and White ….

September 10, 2012 By Spoonful of Sugar - 7 Comments

Making us smile this week .....I completed a quilted Table Mat for our lamp table this week. It is a simple design from white linen and fabric to match our cushions/pillows and the Table Runner. It is right near my favourite chair. Working … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Our Home, Sewing Tagged With: home décor

Time for Tea: Teapot Cosy {Tutorial}

September 4, 2012 By Spoonful of Sugar - 18 Comments

I love Melody Miller's Retro Clock Fabric.  It is the perfect fabric for a Tea Cosy - as it is always Time for Tea! With the start of spring, I am imagining some lovely relaxing days reading outside in the sun with my Teapot close to hand.If you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sewing, Sewing Tutorials Tagged With: home décor, tea

Shades of Aqua

August 23, 2012 By Spoonful of Sugar - 3 Comments

Making us smile today .....Completed a reversible runner for our coffee table at my sewing group this week. It is a simple design from white linen and fabrics to match our cushions/pillows and it looks perfect in our family living … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Our Home, Sewing Tagged With: home décor

Living Room Update

August 4, 2012 By Spoonful of Sugar - 7 Comments

You may recall back in January, we had an e-decorating consultation with the lovely Anna from Ethos Design. You can read about the consultation and see the before photos here.Life then got very busy and it has taken us longer than expected to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Our Home Tagged With: home décor

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A calm look inside the Makers Caddy ✨This projec A calm look inside the Makers Caddy ✨This project is one of those satisfying makes that feels doable for any skill level, uses small cuts of fabric you already have on hand, and comes together quickly. The little details make it such a joy to sew — and it’s the kind of piece you’ll use every day or happily gift to another maker.Comment CADDY and I’ll send you the pattern link 💛Pattern Details: Makers Caddy PDF Sewing Pattern - available in our Pattern Store and Etsy Shop.#makerscaddy #sewingprojectideas #sewingpatternlove #sewingroomorganisation #sewingcommunity
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